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Synonyms & Antonyms of nervy
- the nervy waiter held up the small tip and called out to the departing customers, "Hope it doesn't break the bank!"
Synonyms for nervy
- arch,
- audacious,
- bold,
- bold-faced,
- brash,
- brassbound,
- brassy,
- brazen,
- brazen-faced,
- cheeky,
- cocksure,
- cocky,
- fresh,
- impertinent,
- impudent,
- insolent,
- sassy,
- saucy,
- wise
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- nervy rock climbers wanting to make gravity-defying ascents
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Words Related to nervy
- brash,
- daredevil,
- foolhardy,
- heedless,
- hotheaded,
- impetuous,
- imprudent,
- impulsive,
- incautious,
- madcap,
- overbold,
- overconfident,
- rash,
- reckless,
- thoughtless,
- wild
- brave,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- swashbuckling,
- unafraid,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous
Near Antonyms for nervy
- chickenhearted,
- coward,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- lily-livered,
- milk-livered,
- milky,
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- shy,
- timid,
- timorous
- affrighted,
- afraid,
- alarmed,
- fainthearted,
- fearful,
- frightened,
- horrified,
- scared,
- shocked,
- spooked,
- startled,
- terrified,
- terrorized
- calm,
- cool,
- levelheaded,
- rational,
- reasonable,
- sage,
- sane,
- sensible,
- sound,
- wise
Antonyms for nervy
- I'm a little nervy about my first job interview
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From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
A Case of Nerves: ‘Nervous’ vs....
A Case of Nerves: ‘Nervous’ vs. ‘Nervy’
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The first known use of nervy was in 1598
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